Instantaneous Light Box (length 3 ins) of tin; rectangular, with rounded corners, and hinged lid, having on top candle-socket, still containing original candle; exterior handsomely japanned dark brown, with delicate ornamental linear pattern in gilt round lid; interior painted red; a folding handle of tin in front; has four compartments, all upright, one, in front, contains stoppered acid-bottle (stopper missing), still filled with asbestos and set in a cement of same; another, behind, contains a small candle-extinguisher, of tin, japanned, on a holder of its own; two others, one at each end, for matches; one short, flat, red-tipped match remains. England. Instantaneous Light Box, with candle-socket and candle
Instantaneous Light Box (length 2 1/2 ins) of tin; rectangular, with hinged lid and one hinged end; exterior covered with bronze-green moiré metallique; interior painted buff-yellow; one upright compartment in front for acid-bottle (mouth of which is closed by india-rubber pad in lid), with another upright compartment on each side for matches; nine very slender matches of wax taper, each 1 3/4 in long, remain; hinged end bears socket for small candle (original candle remains) which, when closed, fits into horizontal compartment at back of box; below this is a second horizontal compartment for a spare candle. England. Instantaneous Light Box (length 2 1/2 ins) of tin; rectangular
Instantaneous Light Box (height 3 ins) of tin; oval, with hinged lid; exterior covered with bright green moiré metallique; interior painted red; one compartment for acid bottle (which still contains asbestos), another for matches; no maker's name (but probably also made by Watts). England. Instantaneous Light Box (height 3 ins) of tin; oval